Mary Kennedy went to her grave convinced that her husband, RFK Jr., had a fling with the wife of the man who broke up the marriage of his sister and Andrew Cuomo, The Post has learned. A heartbroken Mary confided to a group of her closest friends that she believed Robert Kennedy Jr. had an affair with well-connected fund-raiser Ann Colley, two of her confidants told The Post.One source who claimed to have been told about the purported hookup said that, if true, “an affair with the wife of his sister’s paramour is particularly tacky — even for a Kennedy!” Patrick McMullan/PatrickMcMullan.com IT’S COMPLICATED: Robert Kennedy Jr.’s alleged affair with colleague Ann Colley (above right), pictured with him and an unidentified partygoer in 2007, was ... Continue reading →
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Thursday indirectly denied persistent rumors that President Bashar al-Assad’s brother-in-law, a member of the secretive inner circle governing the country, was fatally poisoned by the opposition. The oblique method of the denial — in a Facebook posting — was just the latest strange twist in a cloak-and-dagger tale that has been circulating for five days and that has been impossible to confirm or refute. The struggle to spread, or halt, the rumor that Mr. Assad’s brother-in-law, Asef Shawkat, was killed represents the most high-profile chapter in the war of narratives between the two sides. Jihad Makdissi, the spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, posted on his Facebook page an article from the Kuwaiti newspaper Al Anbaa, which quoted ... Continue reading →
Mitt Romney’s campaign sees the time he spent at Bain Capital, the private equity firm he co-founded and ran for more than a decade, as a positive experience that highlights his leadership skills and his ability to turn around companies and create jobs. President Obama’s campaign, meanwhile, views Mr. Romney’s Bain Capital years as a political liability that underscores his image as an out-of-touch multimillionaire, concerned only with turning profits for his wealthy investors. For Mr. Romney’s campaign, the scrutiny of his time at Bain poses a delicate challenge: not only must he defend himself against attacks coming from the president, but he also must try to cast Bain and the lessons he learned there as a testament to his management skills. Gearing up to ... Continue reading →
Buoys, bottles and cans believed to be from the Japan tsunami are surfacing in Washington State, Alaska and British Columbia, and scientists say the mess will be there for generations. NBC's Miguel Almaguer reports. By msnbc.com news servicesANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Cleanup workers will on Friday attack a jumble of debris from Japan's 2011 tsunami that litters an Alaskan island, as residents in the state gear up to scour their shores for everything from buoys to building material that has floated across the Pacific.The cleansing project slated to start on Montague Island is expected to last a couple weeks, and organizers say it marks the first major project in Alaska to collect and dispose of debris from the tsunami. The March 2011 tsunami, caused by a ... Continue reading →
Part of complete coverage on California suspends Derby-winning trainer over 2010 race By Ed Lavandera and Matt Smith, CNN updated 5:16 AM EDT, Fri May 25, 2012 Trainer Doug O'Neill (in yellow hat) celebrates after I'll Have Another won the 138th Kentucky Derby on May 5. STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: California action won't affect upcoming Belmont Stakes, New York official says Doug O'Neill trained Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner I'll Have Another California's state racing board suspended him for 45 days effective July 1 at earliest O'Neill was cleared of "milkshaking" but hit for high carbon dioxide levels in his horse's blood (CNN) -- California horse-racing authorities handed the trainer of Triple Crown hopeful I'll Have Another a 45-day suspension Thursday stemming from a 2010 race ... Continue reading →
STORY HIGHLIGHTS The SpaceX craft's mission is a success so far, but its toughest test comes Friday The goal is to link the first private spacecraft to the International Space Station If successful, the mission could herald a new era of private innovation in space The Dragon spacecraft is carrying food, supplies and scientific experiments (CNN) -- NASA said it has given the go ahead for the first private spacecraft to proceed toward a rendezvous with the International Space Station on Friday. The unmanned SpaceX Dragon that launched Tuesday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, has successfully completed all tests so far in preparation for a docking, the space agency said. Ashes of 'Star Trek' actor on private rocket "The International Space Station mission management team completed ... Continue reading →
